Bruce Damon
Vanderbilt University Institute of Imaging Science (VUIIS)
Chemical and Physical Biology Program (CPB)
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics (MPB)
Department of Biomedical Engineering (BME)
Vanderbilt Diabetes Research and Training Center (DRTC)
We use in vivo imaging and spectroscopy methods to advance the quantitative understanding of human physiology. We are particularly interested in learning about the structure and function of skeletal muscle and other metabolically important organs, such as the liver and brown adipose tissue. We develop new experimental approaches for studying these organs, and we conduct applied and translational physiology studies that help us to understand how the structure and function of these organs are altered in neuromuscular and metabolic disorders.
We use in vivo imaging and spectroscopy methods to advance the quantitative understanding of human physiology. We are particularly interested in learning about the structure and function of skeletal muscle and other metabolically important organs, such as the liver and brown adipose tissue. We develop new experimental approaches for studying these organs, and we conduct applied and translational physiology studies that help us to understand how the structure and function of these organs are altered in neuromuscular and metabolic disorders.
Keywords: skeletal muscle , brown adipose tissue , metabolic disease , neuromuscular disease , imaging , human
Research Area: Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolism , Imaging